News: More Gun Use by Police?
Jymi Bolden Harry Roberts, president of the F.O.P., displeased members of the Citizen Complaint Authority by saying officers would use their firearms more often if the agency faults their use of Tasers. The head of the union for Cincinnati Police officers last week warned that they might start using their guns more often if…
‘Tis the Season
What do the holidays mean to you? For many, it's a wonderful rush of anticipation, planning, exhilaration, tumult and high expectations. A time of entertaining, giving, receiving, shopping — togetherness and good times. So much effort directed at creating the most memorable, picture-perfect holiday experience. What happens if you're not able to bring that idealized…
Changing the Signs
A family friend came to town earlier this year and, instead of more typical destinations for out-of-towners such as a trip to the zoo or a suburban amusement park, one of the first places he visited was the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. The draw was certainly not its plodding architecture — a brown heap…
Neo-Nazi Enemies List for Cincinnati
Matt Borgerding "Justice for Janitors" is the demand in the Enquirer building. Local activists working against corporate globalization, air pollution or U.S. military policy might be surprised to know that their names, addresses and telephone numbers are posted on a white supremacist Web site identifying them as "commies and Jews." A message board on…
New Proof
One Percent, the debut album from area rockers The Strongest Proof, gets its official CD release party this Saturday at The Mad Hatter in Covington. The album was released on Phratry Records, the local label home to bands like Caterpillar Tracks and Humans Bow Down that recently scored a national deal with Stickfigure Distribution. The…
Film: Jungle Boogie
Weta Digital LTD Big love now: Kong and Naomi Watts share a tender moment. As endangered heroine Anne Darrow, freckly beauty Naomi Watts shrieks on cue, just when the biggest and scariest jungle monsters join her onscreen. A good bone-rattling scream like the ones Watts delivers throughout New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson's rollercoaster of…
Film: Family Affair
James Hamilton Noah Baumbach, writer/director of The Squid and the Whale New York filmmaker Noah Baumbach stands out. While everyone else at the closing ceremonies for the 2005 Sundance Film Festival arrives in soiled clothes, Baumbach walks past the recently installed theater seats at the cavernous Park City Racquet Club displaying a stylish suit,…
Cover Story: Rest of a Salesman
Sean Hughes Rest of A Salesman Romance to an old-time pawnbroker like William "Will" Richshafer means promoting a piece of ordinary merchandise so much that a customer just has to buy it. There's still plenty left to sell at Will's Loan & Jewelry Shop at Gilbert and McMillan avenues, Walnut Hills' once-thriving Peebles Corner.…
Being a Callboy
Here's my problem: I got fired from my job at the beginning of the summer and, long story short, ended up escorting to pay the bills. Being a callboy in New York turned out to be not nearly as bad as I expected. In fact, it was fun. I was safe (condoms, worked through a…
Who Pays for the Punch?
What is the responsibility of a bar, restaurant or shopping mall when one of its customers is beaten up in its parking lot? The people who attacked the customers are obviously subject to criminal prosecution. But I'm talking about tort responsibility, meaning civil liability for the personal injuries suffered by the customer. Can a customer…
News to Use
The Politics of the Human Rights Campaign A greater local presence for the Human Rights Campaign in the Greater Cincinnati area — including Northern Kentucky and Dayton, Ohio — is being formed to support the work being done for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality across the country. The political subcommittee is getting organized for…
Upcoming Concert Reviews of Scouts Honor, Reverend Horton Heat and More…
Scouts Honor Scouts Honor with Fernald Wednesday · Southgate House Parlour Drummer Tom "Atomic" Satterfield will remove his shirt before the band begins, but it usually takes a few songs before his wild thrashing sends his glasses flying off. This is about as predictable he and guitarist Jared Grabb get as they tear their…
Diner: Identity Crisis
When Jim Gerhardt and Mike Cunha left the Oakroom at the Seelbach Hotel in Louisville in the autumn of 2003 to open Limestone, the Oakroom was a four-star dining experience, and Gerhardt and Cunha got much of the credit for its success. That formed my expectations for Mike and Jimmy's Chop House, their new venture…
How Cincinnati Became a Football Town
Jerry Dowling The Bengals' roaring success this year, combined with the Reds' decline to a 50-year low, has raised the question as to whether Cincinnati is a football town or a baseball town. As such, the question is slightly confused. It's not simply a false dichotomy, meaning the question leaves out some of the…
Music: Wanted Woman
Public Emily Singer/songwriter Amy Rigby says that although she initially felt like her latest album might be her last, it ended up revitalizing her artistically. There has always been a certain pervasive duality in Amy Rigby's life and career. She's been a band member (with Americana advance scouts Last Roundup and Folk/Pop trio The…
Locals Only: A Little Kelp From Their Friends
"People tell us we have an '80s sound; I just don't hear it." As the words are leaving Kent Meloy's mouth, I'm reminded of a quote attributed to Michelangelo in which the painter of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel espoused the necessity of perspective. "At least that's not what we were trying for," the…
Living Out Loud: : A Slap in the Face
When I saw the guy repeatedly slap his young son in the face in the grocery store, I didn't do anything about it. Now I'm kicking myself for being like everybody else who also witnessed and ignored it. We didn't want to get involved. This was on a Saturday morning a few weeks ago at…
Expectations Of Christmas
Sandy Underwood Alex Dittmer and Ann Marie Siegwarth perform in Alice in Wonderland at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park If you're looking for an event that will put you in the holiday spirit and support a worthy cause (Tender Mercies in Over-the-Rhine), you should stop by Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati on Monday evening.…
Thanks for Inspiration
I want to commend Margo Pierce for her outstanding article on ending emotional abuse ("Heart Attack," issue of Dec. 5-11). I also thank CityBeat for bringing attention to such an important and often ignored issue. The fact that this story made the cover shows that you understand the severity of this issue, and I applaud…
